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i know what to type and that's what i am doing, but i want to automate it so
that when i start my emacs, things appear the way i want them

yours, Mel
"Kai Großjohann" <kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de> wrote in message
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> "Mel" <mel@redolive.com> writes:
>
> > i know the shell-command, and need a lil more hlep
>
> You can type M-! tail -f /path/to/file & RET, I think.  That should
> create a buffer with the output of that command.
> --
> A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with.